Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Amount

$648,475.00

Award Date

7/16/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Metabolism and Toxicity of Arsenic in the Human Liver-ARRA Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a potent environmental toxin and carcinogen. The susceptibility to toxic and carcinogenic effects of chronic exposures to iAs varies significantly among individuals.